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Just got an Amber alert!
I’m sympathetic to the “child” kidnapper.
This father Davis Lim is Wanted because doctors want to take away his child who is loved at home with mother, father Lim & their four children. The child’s medical needs were met by loving parents. 🧵
I’m sympathetic to the “child” kidnapper.
This father Davis Lim is Wanted because doctors want to take away his child who is loved at home with mother, father Lim & their four children. The child’s medical needs were met by loving parents. 🧵
Here is the backstory. This is the state, the British Columbia government, taking possession of this child despite the parents’ plea to keep him at home. vancouversun.com/health/local-h…
The police have to stop issuing ear piercing Amber Alerts. I pulled over on the highway thinking it was an earthquake alert & I pulled over to call Lara to get out of the house, only to find an Amber Alert about man seizing a child from government capture. The government & medical procedures insisted by the state have had adverse results. The provincial government conned Mr Lim into signing away custody about a year ago.
@AshleyRindsberg Neville Roy Singham is a tech entrepreneur who has become a major donor to Code Pink, an anti-war organization, since marrying its co-founder Jodie Evans in 2017. Since then, about 25% of Code Pink's funding has come from groups connected to Singham.
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@AshleyRindsberg Initially critical of China's authoritarian government, Evans now strongly supports China and regards it as a defender of the oppressed and a model for economic growth without slavery or war.
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@AshleyRindsberg 1. US tech millionaire Neville Roy Singham, champion of socialist far-left causes, is linked to shadowy global web of Chinese propaganda
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SitRep - 13/03/25 - Russia doesn't like a ceasefire on these terms.
An overview of the daily events in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Putin said that a ceasefire would only be accepted if Ukraine stops mobilization, training, and re-armament.
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An overview of the daily events in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Putin said that a ceasefire would only be accepted if Ukraine stops mobilization, training, and re-armament.
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Missed the latest SitRep? Check it out here
As usual we start with Russian losses over the past 24 hours.
From Global Leader to Rogue Nation: How Trump’s Policies Are Destroying U.S. Influence
🧵1/9: There was a time when the world could count on the United States.
That time is over.
Not because we were conquered.
Not because we were outmatched.
But because we let it slip away. Because we turned on each other.
Because we have allowed one man to turn our institutions into weapons of vengeance, our laws into tools of self-preservation, and our global leadership into a sideshow of pettiness and destruction.
For most of the post-World War II era, the United States was the pillar of global stability.
We were the axis upon which the modern world turned.
We led in defending democracy, upholding international law, ensuring economic security.
The Pax Americana—however flawed—kept the world in relative balance.
But today, the U.S. is no longer a stabilizer. It is a destabilizer.
The country that once defended order now manufactures chaos.
And no single person is more responsible for this shift than Donald Trump.
For the past ten years, even when he wasn’t in office, Trump dictated the direction of U.S. foreign policy, economic strategy, and domestic governance.
He has been the single most destabilizing force in modern American history. This is not just about a second Trump presidency.
This is about a decade-long transformation of America from a superpower into a source of global instability.
The collapse of global order didn’t begin with Trump.
But he accelerated it in ways once thought unimaginable.
When the Cold War ended, the U.S. stood uncontested as the world’s superpower.
The American Century was supposed to endure.
But instead of fortifying our institutions, we let them rot.
theintellectualist.com/americas-globa…
🧵1/9: There was a time when the world could count on the United States.
That time is over.
Not because we were conquered.
Not because we were outmatched.
But because we let it slip away. Because we turned on each other.
Because we have allowed one man to turn our institutions into weapons of vengeance, our laws into tools of self-preservation, and our global leadership into a sideshow of pettiness and destruction.
For most of the post-World War II era, the United States was the pillar of global stability.
We were the axis upon which the modern world turned.
We led in defending democracy, upholding international law, ensuring economic security.
The Pax Americana—however flawed—kept the world in relative balance.
But today, the U.S. is no longer a stabilizer. It is a destabilizer.
The country that once defended order now manufactures chaos.
And no single person is more responsible for this shift than Donald Trump.
For the past ten years, even when he wasn’t in office, Trump dictated the direction of U.S. foreign policy, economic strategy, and domestic governance.
He has been the single most destabilizing force in modern American history. This is not just about a second Trump presidency.
This is about a decade-long transformation of America from a superpower into a source of global instability.
The collapse of global order didn’t begin with Trump.
But he accelerated it in ways once thought unimaginable.
When the Cold War ended, the U.S. stood uncontested as the world’s superpower.
The American Century was supposed to endure.
But instead of fortifying our institutions, we let them rot.
theintellectualist.com/americas-globa…
Newt Gingrich, the Tea Party, and Donald Trump
2/9: The Republican Party, once a champion of American strength abroad, turned its gaze inward—away from foreign adversaries, toward its own countrymen.
Newt Gingrich redefined politics as war.
The Tea Party turned governance into siege.
By the time Trump arrived, the GOP had already abandoned policy for grievance, and he gave them what they had been waiting for: a demagogue who didn’t just hate Democrats, but democracy itself.
This shift created a party that no longer seeks to govern—it seeks only to rule.
Some argue that Trump’s nationalism was a necessary correction after decades of globalization.
But economic nationalism does not have to be isolationist or erratic. Trump’s reckless trade wars, unilateral tariffs, and deliberate antagonism toward U.S. allies weren’t about strengthening America—they were about punishment.
While past administrations leveraged economic power to build alliances, deter adversaries, and reinforce global stability, Trump wields it as a weapon of sabotage, turning America’s economic influence against its own allies.
theintellectualist.com/americas-globa…
2/9: The Republican Party, once a champion of American strength abroad, turned its gaze inward—away from foreign adversaries, toward its own countrymen.
Newt Gingrich redefined politics as war.
The Tea Party turned governance into siege.
By the time Trump arrived, the GOP had already abandoned policy for grievance, and he gave them what they had been waiting for: a demagogue who didn’t just hate Democrats, but democracy itself.
This shift created a party that no longer seeks to govern—it seeks only to rule.
Some argue that Trump’s nationalism was a necessary correction after decades of globalization.
But economic nationalism does not have to be isolationist or erratic. Trump’s reckless trade wars, unilateral tariffs, and deliberate antagonism toward U.S. allies weren’t about strengthening America—they were about punishment.
While past administrations leveraged economic power to build alliances, deter adversaries, and reinforce global stability, Trump wields it as a weapon of sabotage, turning America’s economic influence against its own allies.
theintellectualist.com/americas-globa…
The Threat Multiplier
3/9: It is often said that being an ally of Trump’s United States is more perilous than being its adversary—and the evidence overwhelmingly supports this claim.
From his first term to his current tenure, Trump has systematically undermined, alienated, and even punished traditional allies, all while extending deference and admiration to authoritarian regimes that seek to weaken U.S. influence.
Most world leaders—even deeply flawed ones—possess some level of strategic thinking, intellectual curiosity, or adaptability.
Trump has none of these qualities.
He does not study or understand history, governance, or diplomacy.
He acts purely on personal vendetta, making policy decisions based on who flatters him and who offends him.
And because of this, Trump is a global threat multiplier. Under his leadership, every crisis escalates. A trade imbalance becomes an economic war.
A foreign policy dispute spirals into reckless provocation. A public health emergency is worsened by denial, misinformation, and negligence.
His tariffs on China led to $316 billion in lost U.S. GDP, but benefited Beijing, which strengthened its trade alliances elsewhere.
The European Union responded with counter-tariffs, hitting American manufacturers and farmers hardest. Trump’s economic nationalism did not protect America. It isolated it.
But it is not just his incompetence that is dangerous.
It is his vindictiveness. His ability to turn personal grudges into state policy, to weaponize the full machinery of government against his enemies.
We saw this when he withheld intelligence from Ukraine, weakening their strategic defenses and emboldening Russia.
We saw it when he sabotaged pandemic mitigation for political gain, leading to hundreds of thousands of preventable American deaths.
We saw it when he incited a mob to storm the Capitol, then sat back and watched as his followers hunted down lawmakers.
Trump does not lead. He reacts. And he reacts poorly.
Before Trump, presidential transitions followed an unwritten rule: past leaders stepped aside.
Bush did not undermine Obama.
Clinton did not interfere with Bush.
But Trump defied this norm, behaving as a shadow leader.
Even after leaving office, he held private meetings with world leaders, contradicting official U.S. policy.
He praised Putin while attacking NATO. He signaled to allies that America was no longer reliable.
And the damage is not theoretical.
Since Trump took office, the U.S. has suffered its worst diplomatic retreat since the Vietnam era. NATO allies now hedge their bets.
Europe has increased defense spending—not just in response to Russian aggression, but out of uncertainty over whether America itself has become a risk factor.
In Asia, China’s influence has grown as regional leaders no longer trust the U.S. to be a stabilizing force. Even America’s own military leaders have warned of Trump’s erratic decision-making. Former Secretary of Defense James Mattis put it bluntly:
“Trump does not even pretend to try to unite the country.”
theintellectualist.com/americas-globa…
3/9: It is often said that being an ally of Trump’s United States is more perilous than being its adversary—and the evidence overwhelmingly supports this claim.
From his first term to his current tenure, Trump has systematically undermined, alienated, and even punished traditional allies, all while extending deference and admiration to authoritarian regimes that seek to weaken U.S. influence.
Most world leaders—even deeply flawed ones—possess some level of strategic thinking, intellectual curiosity, or adaptability.
Trump has none of these qualities.
He does not study or understand history, governance, or diplomacy.
He acts purely on personal vendetta, making policy decisions based on who flatters him and who offends him.
And because of this, Trump is a global threat multiplier. Under his leadership, every crisis escalates. A trade imbalance becomes an economic war.
A foreign policy dispute spirals into reckless provocation. A public health emergency is worsened by denial, misinformation, and negligence.
His tariffs on China led to $316 billion in lost U.S. GDP, but benefited Beijing, which strengthened its trade alliances elsewhere.
The European Union responded with counter-tariffs, hitting American manufacturers and farmers hardest. Trump’s economic nationalism did not protect America. It isolated it.
But it is not just his incompetence that is dangerous.
It is his vindictiveness. His ability to turn personal grudges into state policy, to weaponize the full machinery of government against his enemies.
We saw this when he withheld intelligence from Ukraine, weakening their strategic defenses and emboldening Russia.
We saw it when he sabotaged pandemic mitigation for political gain, leading to hundreds of thousands of preventable American deaths.
We saw it when he incited a mob to storm the Capitol, then sat back and watched as his followers hunted down lawmakers.
Trump does not lead. He reacts. And he reacts poorly.
Before Trump, presidential transitions followed an unwritten rule: past leaders stepped aside.
Bush did not undermine Obama.
Clinton did not interfere with Bush.
But Trump defied this norm, behaving as a shadow leader.
Even after leaving office, he held private meetings with world leaders, contradicting official U.S. policy.
He praised Putin while attacking NATO. He signaled to allies that America was no longer reliable.
And the damage is not theoretical.
Since Trump took office, the U.S. has suffered its worst diplomatic retreat since the Vietnam era. NATO allies now hedge their bets.
Europe has increased defense spending—not just in response to Russian aggression, but out of uncertainty over whether America itself has become a risk factor.
In Asia, China’s influence has grown as regional leaders no longer trust the U.S. to be a stabilizing force. Even America’s own military leaders have warned of Trump’s erratic decision-making. Former Secretary of Defense James Mattis put it bluntly:
“Trump does not even pretend to try to unite the country.”
theintellectualist.com/americas-globa…
Dear @aoc,
You are wrong on the facts and the law. Khalil is not being held for speech, he is being held for his actions, which go so far beyond the legal threshold that the only risk in this case is creating an artificially high standard for future deportations. Let me explain:
You are wrong on the facts and the law. Khalil is not being held for speech, he is being held for his actions, which go so far beyond the legal threshold that the only risk in this case is creating an artificially high standard for future deportations. Let me explain:
@AOC Khalil is the leader and public mouthpiece of Columbia University Apartheid Divest (“CUAD”), an association of student organizations formed in 2016 by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP).
@AOC CUAD became the umbrella group for pro-Hamas support after Columbia suspended SJP in November 2023, and SJP has continued to function unabated using CUAD as its cover.
columbiaspectator.com/opinion/2023/1…
columbiaspectator.com/opinion/2023/1…
Today OpenAI put out an AI Action plan for the government.
OpenAI’s proposals for the U.S. AI Action Plan
Recommendations build on OpenAI’s Economic Blueprint to strengthen America’s AI leadership.
It is a broad document that covers many topics. I want to highlight copyright.
OpenAI’s proposals for the U.S. AI Action Plan
Recommendations build on OpenAI’s Economic Blueprint to strengthen America’s AI leadership.
It is a broad document that covers many topics. I want to highlight copyright.
In the document there is a call for permissive AI training, noting the carveouts that exist in other countries. Summarized is a call for a "Freedom to Learn".
I mean who is against freedom? Against learning? Against a freedom to learn? No one. Except... cdn.openai.com/global-affairs…
I mean who is against freedom? Against learning? Against a freedom to learn? No one. Except... cdn.openai.com/global-affairs…
First notice how much they have pivoted to China away from the "please regulate us to save jobs". This is noteworthy. Still this is a call for regulatory capture. Just a different mechanism. Instead of blocking others it is enabling others on the assumption scale wins.
Re federal judge "ordering" reinstatement of probationary workers...this was the original order entered as a TRO: 1/
2/ Here's what Court said in minute order from today's hearing which indicates language from TRO was merely extended. NOTE: That TRO does not state probationary employees must be reinstated and appears to be another "toothless TRO" b/c if agencies independently fire, is allowed.
3/ I need to see what Court eventually says in order, but my "gut" is Plaintiffs will end up needing to seek to enforce because agencies want those probationary workers fired w/ or w/o OMB's directive. At that point, Court will be forced to order (or not order) reinstatement.
It's official:
The S&P 500 just CLOSED in correction territory and the Nasdaq 100 is 7% away from its first bear market since 2022.
Over the last 16 trading days, the S&P 500 has erased an average of -$340 billion PER trading day.
Here's what you need to know.
(a thread)
The S&P 500 just CLOSED in correction territory and the Nasdaq 100 is 7% away from its first bear market since 2022.
Over the last 16 trading days, the S&P 500 has erased an average of -$340 billion PER trading day.
Here's what you need to know.
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Let's begin with an updated timeline.
While the trade war ramped up into February 1st, the market PEAKED on February 19th.
Even as more tariffs went live in early-March, the real turning point was March 6th.
This was when Trump said he's "not watching the stock market."
While the trade war ramped up into February 1st, the market PEAKED on February 19th.
Even as more tariffs went live in early-March, the real turning point was March 6th.
This was when Trump said he's "not watching the stock market."
Dip buyers have been crushed in this downturn.
The S&P 500 has not seen a back-to-back gains for 15 consecutive trading days, the longest streak since April 2024.
This is also the 5th longest stretch since the 2020 pandemic.
Market uncertainty is at its highest since 2020.
The S&P 500 has not seen a back-to-back gains for 15 consecutive trading days, the longest streak since April 2024.
This is also the 5th longest stretch since the 2020 pandemic.
Market uncertainty is at its highest since 2020.
Another Russian blogger in the domination of the battfield by Ukrainian FPVs.
“…in 2025, the enemy has almost completely transferred fire damage to drones, replacing artillery, aviation, and missile weapons with them.
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“…in 2025, the enemy has almost completely transferred fire damage to drones, replacing artillery, aviation, and missile weapons with them.
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“The crests themselves say that 80 percent of the Russian army's losses are due to drones, we have our own assessment, I will not name them, but the fact that we take the Ukrainian drones very seriously is an indisputable fact.
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“As an example, I will cite the Krasnolimansk direction, where over the past few days, massive use of FPV drones has been recorded, both quadcopter and aircraft type. The enemy is working non-stop on our near and far rear, using hundreds of birds.
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Dear community,
For the last 2 years, we've evaluated over 13K models with the Open LLM Leaderboard, using our research cluster to provide open, fair and reproducible evaluations to all.
However, all good things come to an end: the leaderboard is officially retiring!
For the last 2 years, we've evaluated over 13K models with the Open LLM Leaderboard, using our research cluster to provide open, fair and reproducible evaluations to all.
However, all good things come to an end: the leaderboard is officially retiring!
Why? As model capabilities change (hello reasoning and LM assistants), benchmarks need to follow!
The leaderboard is slowly becoming obsolete; we feel it could encourage people to hill climb in irrelevant directions.
So this is the end! (hold your breath & count to 10)
The leaderboard is slowly becoming obsolete; we feel it could encourage people to hill climb in irrelevant directions.
So this is the end! (hold your breath & count to 10)
Looking back, we're happy to have played a strong pivotal role in the model evaluation revolution :)
From 2023 to 2025, we witnessed how the leaderboard sparked fascinating discussions, empowering model creators & evaluators to engage with the community in brand new ways.
From 2023 to 2025, we witnessed how the leaderboard sparked fascinating discussions, empowering model creators & evaluators to engage with the community in brand new ways.
Nicole Junkermann’s story is one of courage, resilience, and vision—motivating women worldwide to lead with purpose and strength. #EnhancingImportantWomen #NicoleJunkermann
By breaking glass ceilings, Nicole Junkermann inspires women to take charge of their careers, drive innovation, and create lasting change. #EnhancingImportantWomen #NicoleJunkermann
Nicole Junkermann’s groundbreaking work continues to open doors for women, proving that leadership and success know no limits. #EnhancingImportantWomen #NicoleJunkermann
Priyanka Chopra is a global actress, producer, and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, using her influence to support children’s rights and gender equality worldwide.
#PriyankaChopra #EnhancingImportantWomen
#PriyankaChopra #EnhancingImportantWomen
Huda Kattan is a beauty entrepreneur who built a global empire, empowering women to embrace their individuality and turn passion into success.
#HudaKattan #EnhancingImportantWomen
#HudaKattan #EnhancingImportantWomen
Katie Bouman led the development of the algorithm that captured the first-ever image of a black hole, redefining what’s possible in science and technology.
#KatieBouman #EnhancingImportantWomen
#KatieBouman #EnhancingImportantWomen
